The Talbot County Arts Council has announced its annual program of summer arts scholarships for Talbot County residents now enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grades. The program provides grants for advanced art studies during Summer 2015 to students with outstanding artistic promise.
There is no specific dollar limit to individual grant requests, but the amount asked of the Arts Council must be matched dollar-for-dollar by funds from other sources. For example, if a program costs $1,000, no more than $500 may be requested from the Arts Council. A total of $2,500 is available for summer arts scholarships this year, provided by grants from Talbot County and the Towns of Easton, Oxford, and St. Michaels.
Programs that qualify in the visual, performing, or literary arts include summer art camps, music camps, and writing workshops, as well as other group or private programs or lessons in art, music, and writing. Contact the Arts Council with questions on program eligibility.
Nominations for arts scholarships may be submitted by Talbot County arts organizations, civic clubs, principals, teachers, or parents. Students may also apply directly for scholarships. Nominations require a supporting letter from an arts educator who is knowledgeable of the candidate’s artistic history, ability, and potential, as well as an example of the student’s work in electronic or hard copy form.
Applications must be submitted to the Arts Council by April 30, 2015, and selection decisions will be announced by early June. Scholarships are talent-based, not need-based, so no family financial information is required— although a letter may be included from parent or guardian indicating any special considerations that could bear on scholarship selection.
Last year’s four scholarship winners were Kent Island High School senior Rachel Cox, to study theater performance at the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts at Salisbury University; Easton High School senior Alexis (Lexi) Wright, to study concert band, jazz band, and small ensembles at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania; Easton High School sophomore Alexis (Lexi) Hembree, to study French horn at the Annapolis studio of St. Mary’s College professor Anthony Valerio; and Easton High School sophomore Summer Snead, to study musical theater with the Clear Space Theater Company in Rehoboth Beach.
For further information on the scholarship program, including application materials, contact Gerry Early, executive director, Talbot County Arts Council, P.O. Box 6, Easton, MD 21601 (office phone 410-310-9812/e-mail [email protected]).
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